Does your hatch squeak when going over rough patches of road?

[earthwormjim]

Another update, my hatch squeaks have returned since it started raining. Not sure if coincidence or just time.

I've found that actually loosening the hatch slightly, adjusting the U-bracket for the latch downward, so that it doesn't pull so hard on the hatch completely removed my squeaks. We'll see how long this lasts, but going on 4 days now with zero squeaks.

I also used some gumi fledge on all of the hatch seals and my door seals too. Could be the combination of loosening the hatch slightly, and lubing the seals which removed the squeak. I'm thinking with the hatch too tight, you end up with metal and metal contact, from compressing the seals too much.

Only rattle/squeak left is something either in the engine bay or in my dash. It's very high pitched, but relatively quiet, and goes away after I drive 1-2 miles. Does not seem to be engine speed related. Could be the ECU, the whole glovebox area is pretty chintzy.

[earthwormjim]

Thought I would necro this thread. A lot of the squeaks and rattles you might be hearing could very well be coming from the back seats and side bolsters. The way sounds echo in the touring, it's very hard to distinguish between the seats squeaking and the hatch. Do not adjust the hatch side pegs out too much, you risk cracking the metal they screw into. Good luck getting a replacement hatch...

I've pin pointed all of my squeaks and rattles to these points:



Items 5 and 6, these bolsters squeak a lot. Haven't quite figured out a solution, when I reinstall them the squeaks go away but come back after about a week. Perhaps some felt tape wrapped around the points where they make contact with the body?



The seat locking mechanism, number 8, where it locks onto the pin, number 16. There's quite a bit of gap in the locking mechanism, so the seat is free to move a couple of millimeters, and bounce on the pin and make a rattling sound.

[Sps]

Be glad you just have a squeak. If I pull into a driveway with some articulation, my coupe trunk will actually pop open if it's not locked.

[808e30325i]

Nope.

[MC Hammered]

How much did you adjust it?

My side pegs on the hatch seat firmly up against the plastic strikers that I have to slam the hatch down for it to catch.

My squeaking has gone down considerably, but closing the hatch sucks. I pretty sure BMW didn't adjust it like this from the factory.

[crash n' burn]

I was noticing my hatch squeaking a little bit more, checked it out and had to adjust the side strikers where the pins land( was also chewing up the rubber tips) so it would sit flush with the body, then adjusted the latch and its good to go.

[cory58]

Finally installed the new rear hatch seal. Adjusted the hatch latch and one of the side adjuster pins. No more rattles, squeeks, etc. I didn't even realize how much noise the hatch was making. I know it's just the change in sound, but the car even feels stiffer.

So a little over a month and maybe 200 miles driven....and my hatch is already squeaking again. Fun!

[Djmack]

mine squeaks. but i don't really care. i just turn up the radio.

[Heitzke]

I will make sure to treat my 'not too rusty' hatch with extra love and care in that case.

[crash n' burn]

Hell, I honestly doubt there could be more than a handful left. A guy in the UK just bought the very last one in that region

[bataangpinoy]

Bring me a hatch! Mine is rotting beyond repair

[crash n' burn]

Quite a few things. I'm looking at buying up some new touring sheet metal, quarter windows, and the fixed rear door glass before I leave here since I'm sure itd be a nightmare to get in the states. Thinking about snatching up a NOS hatch as well, but my bank account disagrees

[cory58]

Finally installed the new rear hatch seal. Adjusted the hatch latch and one of the side adjuster pins. No more rattles, squeeks, etc. I didn't even realize how much noise the hatch was making. I know it's just the change in sound, but the car even feels stiffer.

Noticed the manufacture date of the seal was 2005. I wonder how many touring specific parts haven't been made in 11 years and will become NLA as soon as the current stock sells out? Makes me want to start hoarding parts.

[crash n' burn]

That'll probably do it, I'd also pop off those hinge covers and make sure its greased adequately and that they're tight. If the hatch has no rust, It's a sure bet its been taken off and replaced or repaired/painted.

[cory58]

Mine definitely squeaks. Haven't had time to adjust it. Just got a new seal for the rear hatch. So plan to adjust the latch and side stops when I install the seal.